What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Practice Clinic Medical Assistant - Full-time position at Grant Regional Health Center?
TITLE: Clinic Medical Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Grant Regional Community Clinic
POSITION STATUS/HOURS: Full-time .9 FTE (36 hours/week).
Monday-Friday with one day off during the week.
Current schedule is 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with flexibility to work 1 day per week until 7:00 p.m. Benefit eligible!
JOB SUMMARY:
The Clinic MA will work with multiple providers in a pod environment. Clinic hours are 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday – Wednesday and 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday. *Work schedule subject to change to meet the needs of the clinic/patients. This position could possibly travel to our outreach clinics located in Fennimore, Potosi, and Cassville.
JOB DUTIES:
The Medical Assistant (MA) will work in the Grant Regional Community Clinic and will:
- Work with multiple physicians, mid-level providers, RN, LPN, CMA and registration staff in a pod nursing environment
- Room patients, prepare for visit, and assist provider with patient care, visit, and flow
- Perform tasks such as specimen collection/testing/recording of results/labeling, vision/color testing, cultures, hematology testing, glucose testing, pregnancy testing, etc
- Assist, prepare, and administer immunizations and other injections; administer medications by all routes excluding intravenous infusion, as directed
- Assist with suturing and casting; ear and eye irrigations; staple/suture removal and dressing changes; set up surgical tray and assist with minor office surgeries
- Office skills: answer phone, take/return accurate messages; phone prescriptions to pharmacy, telephone lab/test results to patient
- Obtain insurance authorizations
- Work with other health care providers to assist in the provision of delegated aspects of patient care
- Use basic communication skills to enhance a patient’s expression of needs
- Organize, within the specified work period, those delegated aspects of care for which he/she is accountable
- Ensure patient satisfaction by providing kind, attentive and conscientious care
- Assist with other duties as time permits
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduate of a Medical Assistant program
- Preferred Certified by the American Association of Medical Assistants as a Medical Assistant.
- Experience in a Clinic setting including electronic medical records experience required.
- Exceptional customer service skills.
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to multi-task and problem solve. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills required.
HOW TO APPLY:
Internal Candidates: Apply online in the Career Center by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 22, 2025.
External Candidates: Complete our on-line application at www.grantregional.com and attach a current resume. Apply as soon as possible as interviews will begin as qualified candidates are received.
Posted 1/15/2025
